બેઠક Bethak

પેટમાં તે પેટીમાં, ને હોઠ બહાર તે કોટ બહાર.

pēṭamāṁ tē pēṭīmāṁ, nē hōṭha bahāra tē kōṭa bahāra.

Literally
What is in the stomach is in a chest, and what is outside the lips is outside the fort.
What it means
A secret kept in one's mind remains secure, but once spoken aloud, it spreads beyond control.

Also said as

  • વાડ સાંભળે વાડનો કાંટો સાંભળે.
  • ભીંતને પણ કાન હોય છે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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